It's winter.

Although the winter in the south of the Yangtze River is not as cold as that in the north, charcoal cotton jackets are also indispensable.

Two days ago, it had snowed for the first time since the beginning of winter, and the snowflakes fell from the sky one after another, and then were swept by the howling cold wind, and danced in the air before falling to the ground. One by one, the falling snowflakes quickly melted into water and melted into the dirt. Heavy snow fell for a day and a night, and finally the barren land was covered in silver, and as far as the eye could see, whether it was the mountains in the distance or the undulating houses in the distance, they were covered in white.

After the snow fell, located in the depths of the alley, the Xie Mansion, which was originally elegant, became quieter.

Sister Hui took over the housekeeping, because she had a plan in her heart, even if the Xie Mansion was not large or complicated now, it was still enough for her to be busy. She is no longer as idle as before, she is starting to get busy, she has more or less things to do every day, and even when she is not busy, she has to take time to think about what to do next.

I don't know if Aunt Zhou figured it out and cooperated very well and didn't make small moves in private, or Sister Hui did have real skills, after taking over the housekeeping rights, although there was nothing to praise for her innovation, at least nothing wrong cuò.

This is not to say that Shen Shu looks down on Sister Hui'er, but in her opinion, housekeeping is a technical job, and if she has not been exposed to it before, it is actually quite difficult to get started. From some of Sister Hui'er's words and demeanors, it can be roughly guessed that she was not less angry with Aunt Zhou in her previous life, and once people have been suppressed for too long, they will inevitably go to extremes, and Sister Hui can not help but not find Aunt Zhou's mistakes or replace her people in the first place, which alone is very commendable.

Shen Shu didn't carefully study what the so-called stewardship included, and told Sister Hui before that if there was anything she didn't understand, she could ask her, not that she would definitely be able to solve the problem, but more probably just to establish or sort out the ideas or something, as for professional issues, you can only ask professionals such as Aunt Zhou for advice.

In addition, she actually has another option, that is, to ask Jiang's mother, but unfortunately she has been fired. Although I have a little regret about this, I don't regret it.

After Sister Hui got busy, she didn't care much about Brother Zhen, and the little guy was wronged for a while, and then she was self-reliant, and came to the East Courtyard to play with Shen Shu every day.

Three-year-old Brother Zhen's two-year-old (mental age) Cui Yijing is surrounded by two children, even if they are quite well-behaved, but Cui Yijing is there, no matter how Shen Shu hypnotizes himself, he is a child, and he still feels the pressure under the gaze of his curious eyes.

In this regard, Shen Shu said that he didn't feel very good. So she decided to find something for them to do, the kind that would pass the time better. It didn't take long for her to make a list of three: blocks, puzzles, and dominoes.

Thinking of doing it, Shen Shu took someone out and found a carpenter to order these three things. Especially the puzzles, she especially black-hearted raised the difficulty to the frenzied Cheng Dù, carved a total of two, one "Three Character Classic" and one "Disciple Rules", and deliberately made two rectangular shallow wooden boxes to place.

Of the three things, the building blocks and dominoes are relatively easy to make, and the puzzles are undoubtedly a big project.

Although it is not as convenient as modern times, everything can be bought, but fortunately, there is no shortage of craftsmen, Shen Shu spent a lot of money to ask the carpenter to find a few more people to do it together, so as to complete it as much as possible. It turns out that the charm of money is infinite everywhere, and after she placed an order, it only took a few days for the things to arrive in her hands.

It happened to be the morning after the heavy snowfall.

Brother Zhen came to the East Courtyard on time to report on time as he clocked in at work, and his small body was wrapped almost a little bigger, but although his body was warm, his little face was blown red by the cold wind, and he was carried in by the maid, and he also held a small hand warmer stove in his hand.

"Mother~" He entered the house and saw Shen Shu, his eyes were shining, and he motioned for the maid to let him go and ran all the way to the past. Because I wear too much, it looks a little bulky, and it looks a little funny when I run.

Shen Shu couldn't hold back her laughter, reached out to catch him, and after carrying him to the couch and sitting down, she asked, "It's the coldest when the snow melts, why don't you stay in the house?"

Brother Zhen narrowed his eyes and said, "I miss my mother." His mouth was as if he had been smeared with honey, and he blurted out sweet words, and then asked Shen Shu, "Does my mother miss me?"

Shen Shu touched his head, had the intention to tease him, shook his head and said, "No." ”

When Brother Zhen heard this, he flattened his mouth and showed an aggrieved expression.

Shen Shu added, "But the toys I prepared for you have already been delivered, do you want to take a look?"

Most children like to play, which can make them happy, and Brother Zhen is no exception, hearing Shen Shu say this, he nodded busily. Although Cui Yijing on the side did not appear to be as happy as Brother Zhen, he also showed curious eyes.

Shen Shu asked the maid to bring everything up, four big boxes.

"Mother, what is this?" Brother Zhen asked curiously.

Shen Shu pulled him with one hand and Cui Yijing with the other, squatted in front of the box with the two of them, opened the first box, and introduced, "This is a building block." After that came the second box, "This is the dominoes." Then there is the third and fourth chest, "both of which are puzzle pieces." ”

After the introduction, she gave a brief demonstration. Rectangular squares and triangular blocks are stacked to make a simple house. After taking a dozen dominoes and placing them at a certain distance, they were pushed to the first one, and the rest fell one by one. Finally, there is the puzzle, Shen Shu took the attached picture scroll out and spread it out, pointed and said, "Every word on it can be found in the box, you can find them one by one and spell them out in order." ”

Ancient children's toys were really poor, and there were just a few things over and over again, and she was not happy to play with Shen Shu. At present, the three things made are relatively practical, and they are not too outrageous, and they are not wrong to learn and have fun.

Of the three things, Brother Zhen is more interested in building blocks and dominoes, while Cui Yijing is the opposite, he prefers puzzles. The distribution problem is so simple that it is solved.

In order to make it easier for them to play, Shen Shu also ordered a large wool carpet, which was handmade. A small low square table is used to hold blocks or dominoes, and the puzzle pieces have a special storage box.

The two children sat cross-legged on the carpet, both looking attentive. Shen Shu took the book and looked at it beside her, whether she would look sideways at them.

Brother Zhen played dominoes first, Shen Shu saw that he was very serious and put one piece after another, suddenly became interested in teasing him, walked over and stretched out his hand and gently pushed, da, only less than a third of the down.

"The technology is not up to par, so we have to work hard. ”